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Agriculture · Q464

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 464

Q464

Which one is called Black Mica?

A.
Muscovite
B.
Quartz
C.
Biotite
Answer
D.
Feldspar

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Biotite is known as Black Mica. Biotite is a common group of phyllosilicate minerals within the mica group.
It was regarded as a mineral species by the International Mineralogical Association until 1998. Biotite has a highly perfect basal cleavage and consists of flexible sheets or lamellae, which easily flake off.